Introduction

We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting it. Please take a moment to familiarize yourself with our privacy practices. By continuing to access or use the Service, you agree to our privacy practices as set out in this privacy statement.

This statement describes the information that the Service collects and how that information may be used by us. This statement does not apply to information we collect through any means other than the Service, actions that you may take as a user to share your information or to information collected on any other Company or third-party site that may link to or be accessible from the Service. We encourage you to learn about the privacy practices of those third parties through which you share your information, or which are accessible from the Service.

Our servers and data centers for the Service are located in the U.S. We may also subcontract processing to or share your personal information with third parties located in countries other than your home country. If you are accessing the Service from outside the U.S., you agree that your personal information may be transferred to the U.S. or another country, which may have different privacy and data security protections than those of your own jurisdiction, to be processed and stored. We may transfer your data to countries or organizations that have not been found by the European Commission to provide adequate protection, including the United States. For any such transfers initiated by Company, Company takes necessary measures to ensure that your personal information is subject to the required adequate level of protection (including, for example, through use of standard contractual clauses approved by the European Commission). You expressly consent to your personal information being used as set out in this paragraph. 

This privacy statement does not apply to information which does not permit identification of an individual. You may choose not to provide certain information to us but doing so may restrict your ability to use our Services.

Information We Collect and How We Use and Share It

For the 12-month period prior to the date of this privacy statement, we explain here what categories of personal information we have collected, where we got it from, what we do with it, and with whom we have shared it:

Contact information: such as your first and last name, address (including street name and name of a city or town), email address, telephone number, and other identifiers that permit physical or online contact.

Provided by you when you register for or use the Service (including social media or interactive features of the Service), including to transact with us, or subscribe to content we offer.

(i) To provide and improve the Service and its contents for you and others; (ii) To provide you with information, products or services that you request or otherwise elect to receive from us or from one of our strategic partners; (iii) To notify you about changes to the Service or important information regarding the Company; (iv) To allow you to utilize the trip integration, sharing, and messaging features of the Service, if and when you choose to do so; and (v) To provide you with e-mail or other messaging regarding additional products or services you may be interested in, either from us or from one of our strategic partners, including promotional e-mails or messages.

Where permitted by you or applicable law, we may disclose information to: (i) Various affiliates and subsidiaries of the Company that support the Service or provide Service improvement; (ii) Third party service providers who provide services such as information processing, managing and enhancing customer data, customer service, assessing your interest in our products and services, and conducting customer research or satisfaction surveys;

In addition to the sharing of your personal information as described above, we also may disclose personal information we collect as follows:  

·      To comply with law (including cooperation with regulators or officials), legal process or legal advice;

·      In the event of merger, acquisition, or any form of corporate reorganization or sale of some or all of the Company’s assets, to whom we may transfer information, including personal information. 

·      To enforce or apply our terms of use and any other agreements;

·      To protect the rights, property, or safety of the Company, our customers, or others. This may include exchanging information with other companies and organizations for the purposes of fraud protection and credit risk reduction; or

·      If you expressly opt in to such sharing.

Cookies and Other Technologies for Use of the Services

The website, mobile application, email messages, and advertisements may use cookies and other similar technologies, such as pixel tags and web beacons. These technologies permit us and others to monitor online behavior and collect data about the viewing of that page. Other versions of these technologies may also collect information regarding your internet protocol address and type of browser, the type of operating system you are using, the domain name of your Internet service provider, the web pages you have visited, location information, and the type of mobile device and provider used to utilize the Service, as well as the advertisements and tools you may have accessed. Access to the information available through these technologies may also be provided to our third party providers, agencies and partners through these technologies, and has been provided to these third party providers within the preceding 12 months for business purposes. These technologies help us to improve and to deliver a better and more personalized service by enabling us to:

·      Estimate our audience size and usage patterns;

·      Store information about your preferences, allowing us to customize the Service according to your individual interests;

·      Speed up your searches; and

·      Recognize you when you return to the Service’s online website.

You may refuse to accept cookies by activating the appropriate settings on your browser. Check your browser help documentation to find out how to disable cookies.Please note that certain features of the Service will not be available once cookies are disabled. We and others may collect personal information about your online activities over time and across different Web sites. We currently do not respond to “do not track” browser headers with respect to the Service.

Besides Cookies, we may use other technologies, such as web logs, scripts, or other applications that recognize your computer and gather information, such as your internet protocol address and type of browser, the type of operating system you are using, the domain name of your Internet service provider, the TripCase web pages you have visited, and the type of mobile device and provider used to utilize the Service. We may use this information to manage our websites and online services, including to provide you appropriate and better service. We and others may collect personal information about your online activities over time and across different Web sites.

Data Security

We have implemented reasonable measures designed to secure your personal information from accidental loss and from unauthorized access, use, alteration and disclosure.

The safety and security of your information also depends on you. Any content, including personal information, that you contribute to be shared, published or displayed on the Service, or transmitted to other users of the Service, either via the Service or via social networking or other third party sites available through the Service, is visible to other users and can be read, collected, or used by them. We urge you to be careful about giving out information in public areas of the Service. You understand and acknowledge that, even after removal, copies of your content, including personal information, that you contribute to be shared, published or displayed on the Service, or transmitted to other users of the Service, may remain viewable in cached and archived pages, or might have been copied or stored by other users. Although we take efforts to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee the security of your personal information transmitted to the Service. Any transmission of personal information is at your own risk.